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Monochromator–interferometer combination for submillimeter astronomical spectrometry from aircraft

Martin O. Harwit, Noel T. Kurtz, R. W. Russell, Scott D. Smyers

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A simple interferometer placed in front of a liquid helium cooled grating instrument was constructed; we have attained a spectral resolution of ?0.1 cm(-1) in the wavelength range of ~64 cm(-1) (157 microm) during observations from the NASA Kuiper Airborne Observatory. Spectra obtained on the planetary nebula NGC 7027 are shown.

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Key concepts: Monochromator, Optics, Interferometry, Physics, Observatory, Spectrometer, Spectral resolution, Grating